Gardening Articles: Flowers :: Perennials

New Two-Toned Veronica

by A. Cort Sinnes

Veronica is a mainstay of many perennial flower gardens. It adds dramatic color and form when it blooms in midsummer. While most varieties display spikes of blue, red, pink, or white flowers, a new variety features two-toned blossoms.

Fairytale veronica has silvery green foliage on a compact, slow-spreading 16-inch-tall plant. The 7-inch, two-toned flower spikes feature light pink petals with rosy pink stamens. If the first flower stalks are cut back immediately after blooming, Fairytale will flower again in late summer. Fairytale grows best on well-drained soil in full sun. Its hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8.